New York Dental School Clinic Costs for Patients (2026)

NYU College of Dentistry Patient Clinic Price Schedule

NYU College of Dentistry at 345 E 24th St, Manhattan is one of the largest dental schools in the United States, and it makes patient clinic fees publicly accessible — a rarity among New York schools. The figures below are sourced from the NYU dental clinic fee schedule (clinicpricelist.com, accessed June 2026) and represent what patients pay in the predoctoral student clinic.

NYU Student Clinic Fee Schedule vs NYC Private Practice

Disclaimer: Fees shown are from publicly available price lists and may not reflect current rates. Call the clinic to confirm before scheduling.

The Three Tiers at NYU

Like all major dental schools, NYU runs three levels of patient care:

Tier 1 — Predoctoral student clinic: Third- and fourth-year dental students perform care under direct faculty supervision. Fees are those shown in the table above — the deepest discount from NYC private practice, typically 50-70% off. Appointments run 2-3 hours.

Tier 2 — Graduate and resident specialty clinics: Licensed dentists in post-graduate programs (endodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics, orthodontics, oral surgery). Faster than the student clinic, lower-cost than private specialists, capable of complex cases the student clinic cannot handle.

Tier 3 — NYU Dental Faculty Practice: A near-private clinic staffed by full-time faculty at 20 E 31st St. Fees approach private-practice rates; savings are typically 10-20% rather than the 50-70% of the student clinic.

How to Become a Patient at NYU Dental

1. Request a screening appointment at dental.nyu.edu or call the patient-care line. Demand is high; book early.
2. Attend the screening exam — comprehensive exam and X-rays supervised by faculty, billed at a reduced fee. This appointment determines whether your needs fit the student curriculum.
3. Receive a treatment plan developed by faculty from the screening findings.
4. Student matching — you are matched with a 3rd or 4th-year student whose semester requirements align with your needed procedures. Complex or multi-system cases may be split across several students.
5. Treatment begins — typically 1-4 weeks after matching. NYU's large size means wait times are usually shorter than at smaller programs, but popular procedures like orthodontics carry longer queues.

Realistic wait: 2-6 weeks from inquiry to first treatment appointment in most periods at NYU.

Columbia University College of Dental Medicine (Washington Heights)

Columbia's dental school at 630 W 168th St serves patients through both predoctoral and resident clinics. It operates at a discount tier comparable to NYU — approximately 40-60% below private NYC rates — but does not publish a public procedure-by-procedure fee schedule.

Key differences from NYU:

• Located in Washington Heights, not Midtown — easier access from the Bronx, northern Manhattan and northern NJ.
• The predoctoral clinic at Columbia tends to have a stronger emphasis on comprehensive care (treating the whole mouth over a course of visits), which suits patients with multiple needs.
• Contact dental.columbia.edu to check current patient eligibility, whether your specific needs are appropriate, and to book a screening. Columbia has historically accepted Medicaid for qualifying patients; confirm by phone.
• Resident specialty clinics at Columbia (endodontics, periodontics, oral surgery, prosthodontics) are accessible to patients referred from the predoctoral clinic or self-referred.

Touro College of Dental Medicine (Westchester)

Touro's dental school is located at 19 Skyline Drive, Hawthorne, in Westchester County — about 40 minutes from Midtown by Metro-North. This location gives it a meaningful advantage for patients in the Bronx, Yonkers, and Westchester who want to avoid Midtown congestion.

Touro operates at a Mid price tier, with fees typically 45-60% below comparable Westchester private-practice rates. Touro has grown its patient volume rapidly since opening; contact touro.edu/dental for screening availability. Medicaid acceptance: confirm by phone.

Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine (Long Island)

Stony Brook University's dental school in Stony Brook, Suffolk County, is the best option for patients in Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island. It operates at a Mid price tier. Stony Brook has historically accepted Medicaid for eligible patients in its predoctoral clinic. The LIRR reaches Stony Brook from Penn Station in about 80 minutes, making it accessible (if distant) for city patients who cannot access NYU or Columbia.

Contact: dental.stonybrook.edu.

University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine (Upstate)

UB's dental school in Buffalo is the most affordable of New York's five CODA-accredited programs — Lower-Mid tier, typically 55-70% below Buffalo private-practice rates. For most NYC residents, the 6-hour drive or flight makes it impractical. However, for patients in the Southern Tier, Western New York, or the Niagara region, UB is the clear first call for dental school savings. Contact dental.buffalo.edu.

Insurance and Medicaid at New York Dental School Clinics

New York State has one of the most comprehensive adult Medicaid dental benefit packages in the United States, covering a wide range of preventive, restorative and emergency services. For full details on what NY Medicaid covers, see Medicaid dental coverage by state.

Is Dental School Care Safe in New York?

Yes. All five New York schools are CODA-accredited, meaning the U.S. Department of Education has recognized their accrediting standards. Licensed faculty supervise and sign off on every student procedure at clinical checkpoints. The practical trade-offs are time (appointments run 2-3x longer than private practice) and schedule predictability (student curricula drive appointment availability, not your calendar).

For routine and restorative care — cleanings, fillings, extractions, root canals, crowns, full dentures, braces — the clinical outcome at a teaching clinic is subject to the same faculty sign-off as private practice, with more time spent per tooth.

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